Utility of preliminary bronchoalveolar lavage results in suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1271-1277

  Swanson, Joseph M ^a   Wood, G Christopher ^a   Croce, Martin A ^c   Mueller, Eric W ^b   Boucher, Bradley A ^a   Fabian, Timothy C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFEPIME; SULBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; AGED; BACTERIAL COUNT; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; INJURY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650576613     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181574d6a     Document Type: Article

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